trapalear
Spanish
Etymology
From trápala + -ear; first element from imitative trapl, trap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾapaleˈaɾ/ [t̪ɾa.pa.leˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tra‧pa‧le‧ar
Verb
trapalear (first-person singular present trapaleo, first-person singular preterite trapaleé, past participle trapaleado)
- (intransitive) to walk around noisily
- (intransitive) to talk excessively and without making sense
- (intransitive) to act as a deceiver or charlatan
Conjugation
Further reading
- “trapalear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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